The Washington Post has confirmed the story broken by RealGM's Christopher Reina that Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas plans to part ways with longtime agent Dan Fegan.

Arenas declined to comment when reached by phone yesterday. However, a league source close to Arenas said the two-time all-star is in the process of filing paperwork to sever ties with Fegan and planned to wait "at least a year" before selecting new representation.

Multiple sources have confirmed to RealGM?s Christopher Reina that Gilbert Arenas has parted ways with his agent, Dan Fegan.

Fegan negotiated the six-year, $65 million contract that Arenas signed with the Wizards during the summer of 2003.  

The contract paid off for Washington, as Arenas has made two All-Star games and led the Wizards into the playoffs in each of the past two seasons.

Wizards President of Basketball Operations Ernie Grunfeld confirmed to members of the media that Wizards 2006 first round pick Oleksiy Pecherov will play next season in Europe.

Grunfeld, who along with Head Coach Eddie Jordan, met with the media on Tuesday, stated that "for now he's staying in (Europe)".

"I don't feel it's good for any young player, if it can be avoided, to just sit on the bench without playing," said Grunfeld. "The only way young players get better is by being out on the court, playing in real game type situations."

"The games they play over there are in front of a lot of people," Grunfeld added. "They're pressure-packed type of games where you have big plays and big shots. The players are physical and every game means something. That's much more important than just working on fundamentals every single day, without the banging and real game type of experience."

Awvee Storey, who played for the Wizards last season, will not face charges of refusing to obey a police order during an incident in Miami Beach during Memorial Day Weekend.

The 29-year-old forward, who is a free agent, had been blocking traffic in the middle of a busy street when an officer told him to get back to the sidewalk, but he did not obey the officer and was arrested, police report said.

Etan Thomas was recently criticized by columnist Tom Knott of the Washington Times for being someone who ?finds little to celebrate in America.?

The 6-10 power forward out of Syracuse has responded to the piece by publishing his own here on RealGM.  Click the link below to read the response from Thomas.

The Washington Wizards have less than two weeks before they open training camp in Richmond, and while they have yet to make an official decision regarding first-round pick Oleksiy Pecherov , it is becoming more likely that the 7-footer will remain overseas for the upcoming season.

Wizards President of Basketball Operations Ernie Grunfeld said yesterday that the team is "debating the best thing to do" in regards to Pecherov, who averaged 12.6 points and 7.6 rebounds while shooting 46.2 percent in five games with the Wizards' summer league team in Las Vegas in July.

Pecherov remains under contract to his team in Ukraine but holds a buyout clause.

Wizards point guard Gilbert Arenas won't face charges for interfering while police arrested teammate Awvee Storey in Miami Beach during Memorial Day Weekend, authorities said.

Miami Beach police charged Arenas on May 28 with resisting arrest without violence, but prosecutors dropped the charges Wednesday.

In return, Arenas must make a $250 donation to the police's assistance trust fund, said Ed Griffith, a spokesman for the Miami-Dade State Attorney's office.

Washington Wizards President of Basketball Operations Ernie Grunfeld announced today that the team has signed Mike Hall, James Lang, Roger Mason Jr. and Kevinn Pinkney.  Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

?These are versatile and hard-working players who will help make our training camp very competitive,? said Grunfeld.

Washington Wizards President of Basketball Operations Ernie Grunfeld announced today that the team has promoted Tommy Sheppard to Vice President of Basketball Administration and Milt Newton to Vice President of Player Personnel.  

?Tommy and Milt are accomplished basketball executives who are extremely hard-working and dedicated,? said Wizards President of Basketball Operations Ernie Grunfeld.  ?During their tenure with the Wizards, they have helped us achieve our goals of becoming a respected playoff contender.?

Washington Wizards President of Basketball Operations Ernie Grunfeld announced today that the team has named Bill Berry assistant coach.  Berry joins Mike O?Koren, Phil Hubbard, Tom Young and Wes Unseld Jr. on Eddie Jordan?s staff.  Per team policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed.

Berry has coached and scouted on the professional, collegiate and junior college level for the last 35 seasons, and holds the distinction of winning a championship as an assistant coach in both the professional and collegiate ranks.  Berry was an assistant coach with the Houston Rockets during the 1993-94 and 1994-95 championship seasons and was the top assistant for Michigan State?s NCAA title team in 1979.

?Bill has extensive knowledge of the game of basketball,? said Wizards Head Coach Eddie Jordan. ?He was a part of a coaching staff that won consecutive NBA championships with the Houston Rockets and also won an NCAA championship at Michigan State.  Bill has had the opportunity to work with some outstanding players and coaches during his career.  We are confident that he will be an excellent addition to our coaching staff.?

Berry spent the previous two NBA campaigns as an advance scout for the Wizards.  Prior to joining the Wizards, Berry spent the previous four seasons (1999-2003) as an assistant coach with the Chicago Bulls, for whom he served as defensive coordinator in 2002-03.  Before joining the Bulls staff, Berry spent eight years (1991-99) with the Houston Rockets as an assistant coach under Rudy Tomjanovich.